11 ideas
22076 | Being is only perceptible to itself as becoming [Schelling] |
1630 | We can only see an alien language in terms of our own thought structures (e.g. physical/abstract) [Quine] |
5747 | "No entity without identity" - our ontology must contain items with settled identity conditions [Quine, by Melia] |
7925 | There is no proper identity concept for properties, and it is hard to distinguish one from two [Quine] |
13387 | Our conceptual scheme becomes more powerful when we posit abstract objects [Quine] |
8277 | I prefer 'no object without identity' to Quine's 'no entity without identity' [Lowe on Quine] |
22074 | We must show that the whole of nature, because it is effective, is grounded in freedom [Schelling] |
22075 | Only idealism has given us the genuine concept of freedom [Schelling] |
1632 | Translation of our remote past or language could be as problematic as alien languages [Quine] |
1631 | You could know the complete behavioural conditions for a foreign language, and still not know their beliefs [Quine] |
17593 | Always be ready to give reasons for your beliefs [Peter] |